The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion

Television special

The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion
Written by	Dann Netter A.D. Oppenheim
Directed by	Gary Smith
Presented by	Mary Tyler Moore
Starring	Mary Tyler Moore Ed Asner Gavin MacLeod Betty White Valerie Harper Cloris Leachman Georgia Engel
Opening theme	"Love Is All Around" by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Gary Smith
Producers	Dann Netter A.D. Oppenheim
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	CBS Productions Viacom Productions Foxstar Smith-Hemion Productions
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	May 13, 2002 (2002-05-13)
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The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion is a 2002 American television special celebrating the classic 1970–1977 sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show. It was broadcast on CBS on Monday, May 13, 2002 from 10:00 to 11:00 p.m. ET/PT.^[1]

Summary

Mary Tyler Moore hosts a retrospective of The Mary Tyler Moore Show and conducts one-on-one interviews with surviving cast members Ed Asner, Gavin MacLeod, Betty White, Valerie Harper, Cloris Leachman and Georgia Engel, to reminisce about their time together on the show and featuring a montage of clips from past episodes. A special tribute segment to the late Ted Knight is also included with memorable scenes highlighting his character as Ted Baxter.^[2]

During the special, Mary reveals the result of an online poll conducted by CBS.com where fans were asked to vote for their favorite Mary Tyler Moore episode and the winner is "Chuckles Bites the Dust". The opening title sequence features the 1996 remake of the show's theme song "Love Is All Around" performed by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts.

Cast

References

^ The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion - CBS Press Express, retrieved July 29, 2015.
^ The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion - Entertainment Weekly, retrieved May 30, 2015.